the fine and multiple approaches to RPF
Feb. 6th, 2011 08:10 amSo I was reading, which happens, and stumbled across some discussion about RPF that made me pause and think.
There have been dozens upon dozens of threads in fandom over the years about how some people can't do RPF at all and some people can do it but only certain ways and other people are like, "Hit me, baby, I can take anything." It's all cool, because it's all a matter of individual taste and so on, but something that's made me curious is the huge difference I've seen in approaches to RPF in Western RPF fandoms vs. Kpop/Jpop RPF fandoms.
For instance, a lot of people in Western RPF fandoms want the family members to be left alone/left out or at least not demonized ("written out of character") in RPF. A lot of people can't read or write about certain people once they've started dating or gotten engaged or married. A lot of people don't mind RPF if it's more gen or friendship or PG romance, but can't do the filthy smut bits, because that feels more violating. Some people can do RPF up until the point they meet the person in question IRL, and then it's no go.
All of these are totally legitimate ways to feel; different strokes for different folks, YMMV, etc. It just made me blanch and realize--
( I don't think I've seen anyone in kpop/jpop RPF fandoms even come close to having these issues. )
There have been dozens upon dozens of threads in fandom over the years about how some people can't do RPF at all and some people can do it but only certain ways and other people are like, "Hit me, baby, I can take anything." It's all cool, because it's all a matter of individual taste and so on, but something that's made me curious is the huge difference I've seen in approaches to RPF in Western RPF fandoms vs. Kpop/Jpop RPF fandoms.
For instance, a lot of people in Western RPF fandoms want the family members to be left alone/left out or at least not demonized ("written out of character") in RPF. A lot of people can't read or write about certain people once they've started dating or gotten engaged or married. A lot of people don't mind RPF if it's more gen or friendship or PG romance, but can't do the filthy smut bits, because that feels more violating. Some people can do RPF up until the point they meet the person in question IRL, and then it's no go.
All of these are totally legitimate ways to feel; different strokes for different folks, YMMV, etc. It just made me blanch and realize--
( I don't think I've seen anyone in kpop/jpop RPF fandoms even come close to having these issues. )